Fingal Youth Cricket enjoys successful return to UK Tour

Cricket Leinster Youth Fingal made a successful return to Merseyside having previously visited there in 2019, securing not only a winning record but more importantly reinforcing friendships which will have a lasting impact with all involved.

Fingal Cricket Development Manager Brían O’Rourke led the praise to all those who made the tour possible.  “I would like to thank everyone who came together to make the tour a reality especially Matt and Steve at Academy North in Liverpool.  The players were a credit to Fingal, Cricket Leinster, and of course their families”

Senior Sports Officer with Fingal County Council Niall McGuirk was delighted to see the tour as a success adding “I would like to add my congratulations to all of the tour players for showcasing, not only the growing strength of our cricket on the field but for showing U13s are proud ambassadors for our Fingal community”.

Matt Jackson Academy North assed “We are proud to grow our links with Fingal, and hope they will now see the Merseyside area as their second home - our thanks to all the visiting players, parents & coaches for trusting ourselves to give the guys a great time and we look forward to seeing them all again soon!

Cricket is a non-stop adventure in Fingal, so as the summer tours close for another year (a day-trip to Cork in June took place also), it is just three weeks until Cricket Leinster Youth’s autumn/winter programme starts and the continued effort to enable any child, anywhere in Leinster, with the chance to participate and benefit further as players.

Tour summary scores are as follows:

Prescott & Odyssey CC, St Helen's, Liverpool

Game 1 vs Academy North

Academy North 144-3, 30 overs

(Mason Cockroft 57, James Miller 48,

Aadi Wankhade 1-19)

Fingal 145-4, 21.5 overs

(Callum Armstrong 55no, Kyle Rock 33, Ryan Keenan 16)

Fingal won by 6 wickets

Liverpool CC, Aigburth

Game 2 vs Liverpool CC

Fingal 124-6, 20 overs

(Joe Russell 61 no, Darragh Flynn 18)

Liverpool CC 93-6, 20 overs

(Billy Kelly 1-11, Darragh Flynn 1-12)

Fingal won by 31 runs

2022 tour party:

For more information on cricket development and youth winter programmes in Fingal, please contact Brian O’Rourke, Cricket Development Manager at [email protected]